The new EV2 helps Kia up in Sweden this month. 25,985 new cars hit Swedish roads in May, a small 1.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now down -1.2% to 112,092. BEV sales advance 13.2% to 10,718 and 41.2% share vs. 36.9% in May 2025 while PHEVs are down…
The Skoda Elroq is up to a record #12 in Czechia in April. 22,397 new cars hit Czech roads in April, a solid 5.5% year-on-year increase. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% to 82,949. Local behemoth Skoda (+14.4%) beats its home market to remain at stratospheric heights: 38.4%…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a record third place in Sweden in April. New car sales in Sweden edge down -0.6% year-on-year in April to 24,147 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is now off -1.9% to 86,107. Both brand leaders Volvo (-21.2%) and Volkswagen (-22.7%) are hit full…
The Skoda Enyaq is the best-selling vehicle in Switzerland in April. The Swiss new car market is stable in April at -0.2% year-on-year to 18,618 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up just 0.3% to 71,600. 4x4 sales are up 5.9% to 9,980 and 53.6% share vs. 50.5% a…
The Citroen C3 Aircross is only outsold by the Toyota Corolla this month. New light vehicle sales in Bulgaria advance by a very solid 18.9% year-on-year in April to 5,271 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.5% to 18,010. Keep in mind a significant part of these registrations never…
The Toyota RAV4 is by far the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in April. Exceptional month for new car sales in Ireland at +17% year-on-year in April to 10,184 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 2.2% to 75,073. Toyota (+38.4%) and Skoda (+34.9%) end the month just 11 units apart,…
The VW Touareg is up to a world best #4 in Ukraine in March. New light vehicle sales in Ukraine are up a robust 10.9% year-on-year in March to 5,534 units, bringing the year-to-date tally over the First Quarter to 14,446, up 3.7% on the same period in 2025. Toyota…
The Skoda Kodiaq threepeats at a record #2. New car sales in Czechia are up 6% year-on-year in March to 23,918 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 1.5% to 60,552. Once again Skoda (+8.9%) outpaces its home market but drops to 36.4% share, significantly below the 39%+ it held…
The new iX3 helps BMW up 50.4% in March. New car sales in Sweden advance 9.8% year-on-year in March to 26,578 units, leading to a year-to-date volume off -2.3% to 61,960. BEVs surge 29.7% to 10,875 and 40.9% share vs. 34.6% a year ago, while PHEVs are up just 2.4%…
The Skoda Kodiak is up to #3 in Bosnia & Herzegovina in February. CE Auto has the Bosnian new car market edging up 4.7% to 852 sales. The year-to-date volume is now up 1.4% to 1,575. As usual the Skoda Octavia (-23%) is the favourite despite falling heavily year-on-year. Year-to-date,…
Omoda/Jaecoo breaks into the Top 10 brands in Czechia in February. The Czech new car market advances 4.6% year-on-year in February to 18,591 sales, meaning the year-to-date tally is now down -1.3% to 36,634. Local behemoth Skoda (+21.8%) once again vastly outpaces its home market to 39.1% share. This is…
The VW Golf is #1 in Switzerland for the first time since December 2018. Another negative month for new car sales in Switzerland, off -3.2% year-on-year in February to 15,697 units. The year-to-date tally is down -4.1% to 29,724. 4x4 sales are down -5.1% to 7,684 and 49% share vs.…
The Toyota RAV4 is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine in February. 4,208 new light vehicles found a buyer in Ukraine in February, a steep -13.3% year-on-year drop. The year-to-date tally tilts into negative territory as a result at -0.3% to 8,904 units. Toyota (+2%) goes against the grain and advances…
The Dacia Bigster holds a record 5.8% of its home market in February. The Romanian new car market continues on its mediocre start of the year with February off a further -24.3% year-on-year to 8,965 units. The year-to-date tally is down -28.9% to 16,892. Dacia (-52.3%) halves its year-ago volume to…
The Opel Frontera is the best-selling recent launch in Ireland. The Irish new car market gains 7.4% year-on-year in February to 15,033 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% to 49,557. Volkswagen (+42.3%) surges ahead to the brands top spot with a splendid 13% share vs. 10.4% so far…